Guitar UpscaleBebop Major scale on guitar
The bebop major scale adds a passing note between the fifth and sixth of the major scale, for eight notes.
| Notes in A | A B C# D E F F# G# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 2 3 4 5 b6 6 7 |
| Steps | W W H W H H W H (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 8 |
| Style in the app | Bebop Jazz, scale "Bebop Major" |
Play the A Bebop Major scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Bebop Major scale
The notes are the major scale plus a flat 6th. With eight notes, a run of eighth notes from a chord tone keeps the chord tones on the beat.
Played down from the root, the root, 6th, 5th, 3rd and so on fall on the beats. That is the sound of bebop.
Use it over major 6th and major 7th chords.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| 2 | Major 2nd | 2 | B |
| 3 | Major 3rd | 4 | C# |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 | D |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| b6 | Minor 6th | 8 | F |
| 6 | Major 6th | 9 | F# |
| 7 | Major 7th | 11 | G# |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Bebop Major scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 6 (F#): F# Harmonic Minor Bebop scale
Bebop Major scale in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C D E F G Ab A B | Open |
| Db | Db Eb F Gb Ab A Bb C | Open |
| D | D E F# G A Bb B C# | Open |
| Eb | Eb F G Ab Bb Cb C D | Open |
| E | E F# G# A B C C# D# | Open |
| F | F G A Bb C Db D E | Open |
| F# | F# G# A# B C# D D# E# | Open |
| G | G A B C D Eb E F# | Open |
| Ab | Ab Bb C Db Eb Fb F G | Open |
| A | A B C# D E F F# G# | Open |
| Bb | Bb C D Eb F Gb G A | Open |
| B | B C# D# E F# G G# A# | Open |